Recipe: Raspberry Peach Fruit Leather (Yes, you can make fruit leather without a dehydrator!)

I love fruit leather, but those little single packages that they sell at the grocery store are expensive. I knew there had to be a better way and thanks to Google, I found that, yes, it was possible to make fruit leather at home without a food dehydrator. I was a little bit worried when I saw people saying that it took 18 hours to make fruit leather in an oven, but it only took mine a little bit under 5 hours. Not too bad! I cut the fruit leather into strips comparable in size to the kind sold in stores and ended up with 16 of them–I spent about $4 on fruit for this recipe, so that’s a big savings over what I would have paid for fruit leather at the grocery store.

Add all ingredients to food processor or blender and process until smooth. For seedless fruit leather, strain mixture through sieve. (I happen to love raspberry seeds!)

Spread fruit evenly (this is really important!) onto baking sheet. Bake until fruit leather is dry, but still flexible. This is about 5 hours in my oven, but the cook time can vary, so keep an eye on your fruit leather as it cooks. Allow to cool and cut into strips using a pizza cutter or kitchen shears. Wrap each piece in wax paper and store in an airtight container or zip-top bag.

What fruit did your friend use? I noticed that some people used applesauce in their fruit leather and I think that maybe that’s the reason some people are saying it took up to 18 hours in the oven–applesauce can be kind of soupy. I’m going to experiment with different fruits and see if there’s any difference in cooking time…

Oh, I want fruit trees too! I’m thinking next summer we might plant one or two. I bet you can grow some pretty exotic fruit in Hawaii–seriously, if I had a mango tree, I would be the happiest person in the world. 🙂

We had a food dehydrator when I was a kid (I think it was on sale at Kohl’s and I had seen all the Ronco commercials and insisted that my mom buy it) and it was kind of a PITA and I don’t think we used it that much. The oven is so much easier!

I have been wanting to make fruit leather for quite some time but I think you’ve finally given me the push I needed. I’m going to try to get to this next week. It looks wonderful. And the price tag cannot be beat! 🙂

I love Archer Farms fruit leather too! I like that they sell it in boxes–it seems like all the other supermarkets only sell it in single strips. But now that I know I can make it myself, I’ll probably just keep doing that. 🙂

I came across your blog on Around My Family Table and I love your post!

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You know, I was just wondering about that the other day. I might try it and see. I have a feeling it would work, but it may take longer because there’s extra moisture in frozen fruit. And I think fruit that comes in chunks, like mangoes or peaches, would work better than raspberries or strawberries.

I love this idea and have been meaning to try it! This is just the time, too, with the kiddos heading off to school. By which I mean: if they are out of the house, I will have the fruit leather all to myself! Yum.

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